Ariel Helwani

Acting

Biography

Ariel Helwani is a mixed martial arts (MMA) reporter. The award-winning MMA journalist joined ESPN in June 2018 to cover the sport. Helwani joined ESPN from SB Nation’s MMAFighting.com. He has been covering MMA professionally since 2006, is an eight-time winner of “MMA Journalist of the Year” at the World MMA Awards and a previous contributor to MMA coverage for Fox Sports and NBC Sports. Born in Montreal, Canada, he is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Filmography 16

Movies (8)

Undisputed
2024
Self
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024
Self
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
2023
Self
Invincible
2021
Self
Conor McGregor: Notorious
2017
Self
The Hurt Business
2016
Self
I Hate Christian Laettner
2015
Self
Game 7: The Euro Step

Shows (8)

Paul American
2025
Self
The Cage
2024
Ariel Helwani
Game 7
2024
Self
McGREGOR FOREVER
2023
Self
Misfits Boxing: Xtra Series
2023
Self
WWE Rivals
2022
Inside 30 for 30
2020
Host
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
1995
Correspondent